Former Pro-Snowboarder Killed After She Was Stabbed in the Chest by a Swordfish While Surfing In a tragic and rare incident, Italian surfer Giulia Manfrini was killed after being impaled by a swordfish while surfing off the coast of Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands. The 36-year-old adventurer and former professional snowboarder was struck in the chest when the fish unexpectedly leapt from the water on Friday. Related: Renowned Surfer and Hollywood Actor Tamayo Perry Killed in Shark […] Surf SwellBrains | October 22, 2024 0 Comments
How the Queen of Big-Wave Surfing Got into Writing Kids Books On a 70-foot wave, Maya Gabiera looks like an ant. With a wave that’s the size of an industrial parking garage, you can hardly see her. Most often, the trailing spray flying off her board is what becomes first visible, and then you can make out her small, shadowy figure speeding down the wave that’s curling up toward the sky, […] Surf Martin Kuprianowicz | August 28, 2024 0 Comments
Shark Attacks Are on the Rise in the U.S.—4th of July Weekend 2024 Was No Exception What started as a fun-filled day at a popular Florida beach turned into a frantic nightmare for 21-year-old Ohio Native Connor Graham Baker. He was just one of four unprovoked shark attacks to sweep the U.S. this past weekend, bringing the total up to 26 this year, according to The U.S. Sun, with plenty of hot summer days left to […] Joseph Kaufmann | July 10, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] How to Spot, Avoid, and Escape Rip Tides in the Ocean A rip tide or rip current is a strong and narrow current of water that moves directly away from the shore, and it is the strongest near the surface of the water, which is why many surfers and swimmers should be aware of the possible dangers. Most swimmers and surfers caught in a riptide are unaware of what’s happening and […] Surf Kristen Strom | June 25, 2024 1 Comment
Renowned Surfer and Hollywood Actor Tamayo Perry Killed in Shark Attack Off Hawaii Coast Tamayo Perry, a 49-year-old professional surfer, lifeguard, and actor known for his role in “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” died Sunday afternoon following a shark attack near Goat Island off Oahu’s northeast shore, reports Hawaii News Now. It is the first recorded death of a professional surfer by a shark attack. Related: Shark Attacks Swimmer in Southern California […] Surf SwellBrains | June 24, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Kelly Slater Surfs with Baby Strapped to Chest You do not have to be a professional athlete to want to introduce your children to sports at an early age. It seems that children are getting involved in sports at a younger age more and more. It raises the question of what age is too early to introduce children to sports. Is there an age too young for kids […] Surf Gregg Frantz | June 22, 2024 0 Comments
Surfing Oregon – Why, When, Where? A cold, wild coast that can regularly generate numbers like 24-foot swells at 8-second intervals with 100mph wind gusts and a sea temperature of 46 degrees, Oregon is neither for the faint of heart nor the physically frail. But it does have some damn good surfing, and for all levels despite its notoriety. Pronounced “organ,” by locals, the coastal state […] Surf Martin Kuprianowicz | May 29, 2024 0 Comments
The Best 5 Places to Ski and Surf in the Same Day Few things can combine to create the perfect day, but skiing and surfing are definitely among the activities that can. Below are five places around the world that can create this perfect storm: Ben Lomond National Park, Tasmania, Australia Ski resort: Ben Lomond Ski Resort Ben Lomond is the largest ski resort in Tasmania, with seven lifts and a peak […] Riley McDonald | May 20, 2024 1 Comment
Legendary Pro Surfer Kelly Slater Hints at Likely Retirement For 33 years, professional surfing has been carried by one man. Kelly Slater, an 11-time world champion and widely regarded as the greatest professional surfer of all time, said “This feels like the end,” after being knocked out of the Margaret River Pro competition in Australia last week. The 52-year-old did not definitively say he was retiring, and it should […] Brent Thomas | April 22, 2024 0 Comments
Record for Biggest Wave Ever Surfed Recently Set in Nazaré, Portugal German big wave surfer Sebastian Steudtner has surfed what might be the biggest wave ever measured at 28.57 meters (93.73 feet) in Nazaré, Portugal. The height was measured using state-of-the-art drone technology developed by Porsche Engineering and Team Steudtner. Official confirmation of the new record is still pending. Related: Biggest Wave Of The Year Ridden By Woman Was Controversial The […] Surf SwellBrains | April 22, 2024 0 Comments
Pro Surfer Kai Lenny Saved by Surf Helmet Extreme sports are defined by high speeds and/or high risk and usually are done outside of mainstream sports. Surfing may not be considered extreme by some but that depends on what and where you surf. When you’re surfing at Banzai Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, you get a sport with high risk due to the shallow, volcanic […] Samantha Gates | January 18, 2024 0 Comments
Pro Surfer Mikala Jones Killed While Surfing in Indonesia Pro surfer Mikala Jones tragically passed away at the age of 44 while surfing in the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia this weekend. The exact details of the accident are still unclear, but it is believed that he suffered an injury that severed his femoral artery, resulting in a fatal loss of blood. Jones was well-known in the surf world for […] Surf SwellBrains | July 10, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA, Report: High Speed Slush Moguls, 360s, a Mountain of Wiggles, & a River Surf Report from June 3 & 5, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain “I’ll surf or ski.” – Kush, Jerry McGuire Mammoth is skiing incredibly well right now. On Saturday, we skied top to bottom, threw 360s, and slid a mountain of wiggles. Mammoth has about six wiggles right now, and a couple of them are world-class. When the race […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 6, 2023 0 Comments
Sierra Nevada, CA Surf Report: Shredding The Lazy River At High Flow Report from May 24, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism Yesterday morning, we skied through a lava tube cave. Yesterday afternoon, we surfed killer river wave. It’s been an amazing week so far in only the first three days of the week: Monday: Mammoth, CA Report: D-Spin 720ºs, Backflips, 360ºs, Wall-Rides, Box Spins, & A Vicious Crash Tuesday: Trip […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 25, 2023 0 Comments
Definition and Etymology of the Word ‘YEWWW’ If you are in the adventure sports community, you’ve probably heard of the word Yew. Or Yeww. Or Yewww. It is undecided how many Ws to put in the word, but the meaning remains the same. Yew is pronounced “yoo,” just like when someone refers to the person or people that they are addressing. Definition It is defined as an […] Brains Brent Thomas | October 11, 2022 1 Comment
Will Professional Surfer Kai Lenny Throw a Double Backflip on a Wave Soon? It Seems Like it… Earlier this week, professional surfer Kai Lenny was photographed practicing double backflips on a snowboard into an air bag at Timberline Lodge and Ski Area in Oregon. Lenny wrote in a social post regarding the training session: “I learned so much in one day, it has changed my perspective and approach for when I go back in the ocean “ […] Surf SwellBrains | June 29, 2022 0 Comments
17-Year-Old Surfer is 3rd Person to Go Missing From Santa Cruz, CA Coastline in 2-Weeks A 17-year-old is still missing after going body surfing at Laguna Creek Beach, 13-miles north of Santa Cruz, CA, on Monday. He is the third person to go missing from that stretch of coastline in two weeks. Cash Ebright was body surfing and was last seen wearing black swim trunks. Crews continue to search for Ebright around Laguna State Beach. “The ocean […] Surf SwellBrains | September 23, 2021 0 Comments
WATCH: 19-Year-Old French Surfer Rides One of the Biggest Swells Ever Recorded at Teahupoo, Tahiti Last Weekend World-famous surf hotspot Teahupoo was absurdly large last weekend—perfectly adequate for Friday the 13th. Watching this video above of Kauli Vaast drop in on this monster of a wave and then get swallowed by it is emotional, to say the least. Kauli Vaast, a 19-year-old professional surfer from France, called the wave a “wave of a lifetime” and the […] Surf Martin Kuprianowicz | August 18, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Brazil’s Italo Ferreira Wins First Surfing Gold Medal in Olympic History in Tokyo [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqC9_4WyL1w"] SwellBrains | July 27, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
ADG Launches EpicSurf Setting the Stage for the Future of the Surf Industry Aquatic Development Group (ADG) is proud to announce the launch of their new ‘EpicSurf’ stationary surf wave which was introduced to the market during a virtual Tradeshow Summit that took place virtually on June 24, 2021, and was hosted by Surf Park Central. The event brought together leaders from around the world within the surf industry to discuss the latest developments […] Surf SwellBrains | July 12, 2021 0 Comments
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